18 Month Old More Like A Baby - Rant

[renodeb]

I have a child kind of like that, he is two years old but does not speak much, just points and grunts to get what he wants at home. He does walk though. Mom totally babies him. One day she asked me" how many words he new"?. I feel he is a bit behind and will catch up eventually. He is still so young in so me many ways. I had a little boy a ways back that just wasn't walking and at 18 mos mom had to buy him special shoes and the therapist had to tape his ankles in a specific way. Sounds like he needs to be looked at.
Deb

[Pepperth]

I'm not a daycare provider yet...still going through the process. I do however have a 4 year old son who was not walking until about 20 months or talking until 2 years. If you looked at him now, you'd never guess he was delayed at either. Have the parents looked into your state's early intervention program? We were assigned a speech therapist and a physical therapist for free. They observed him at home, at their office and even at his daycare, and I feel like it made a huge difference for him. Also, if she is not a good fit for your program, that's a separate issue. For my son, being in a daycare with several children his age (who were developing at a normal pace) motivated him to do the things they were doing.